The Year Where No Job was Left Unturned

2016 Careers Unsual Guests

30-Dec-16 13:30

2016 was a fleeting year of highs and lows. This year, we covered the many facets of jobs unseen and unknown to the masses; from a Hot Air Balloonist, Flirtologist, Swordsmith and Soundscape Ecologist, all the way up to an Embalmer, Cockroach Scientist and even SIRI herself. In today’s Careers Unusual Flashback Friday, we conclude the year by presenting the very best of careers in 2016.

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Tags: Careers Unusual, 2016 Round Up, Cockroach Scientist, Race Car Driver, Embalmer, Sexologist, Movie Mashup Poster Artist, SIRI

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) Andy Fisher, Co-founder & Chief Happiness Officer, The Happy Consultancy Group discusses employee disengagement and how happiness can be a powerful business strategy.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) A double-bill review of F1 and Jurassic World Rebirth, followed by a discussion about movie moments that left us awestruck.

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) Should you buy an old stock electric vehicle in Malaysia? Daniel Fernandez shares what he thinks and gives some tips on how to do it.

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Richard and Matt look at whether there is a shift towards genuine authenticity in our society’s online personas, and discuss the impact and growth of radical honesty and transparency before putting their own authenticity under the spotlight.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) Fireflies - nature's fairy lights, yet their glow hides a tale of ecosystem health, habitat loss, and potential disappearance. With World Firefly Day just around the corner, we explore these bioluminescent beetles with guests from education, science, and conservation.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) We unpack the conversation surrounding Enhanced Games and why it's a bad idea overall.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

This episode of The Conversation features two pastry chefs talking about their craft and what innovation means in their world.

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